Compared with July 2011, new building permits declined 0.7%, the data showed.
Residential constructions in rural areas made up for 64.5% of the new housing permits issued in July.
New permits for non-residential buildings, including administrative structures, stood at 637 units in July, down 8.3% from the previous month and 10.4% lower from the same month of last year.
In January through July, Romanian housing permits reached 26,540 units, up 16.3% on the year.